Bill Text: TX HR1745 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Mary D. Fontenot on being named the Outstanding Texan for House District 142 at the 2021 Texas Legislative Black Caucus Summit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-02 - Reported enrolled [HR1745 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1745-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1745 |
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WHEREAS, Mary D. Fontenot has been named the Outstanding | ||
Texan for House District 142 by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus | ||
at its 2021 summit; and | ||
WHEREAS, A lifelong Houstonian, Mary Fontenot received her | ||
education at the University of Houston, and she began her career | ||
with the COMPAQ computer company before working with Humana and the | ||
Memorial Healthcare System, managing community initiatives in | ||
partnership with the City of Houston, the State of Texas, and other | ||
local agencies; she has earned a sterling reputation for her | ||
successful coordination of marketing projects for corporate and | ||
nonprofit clients, reaching local, national, and international | ||
audiences; and | ||
WHEREAS, Several Houston mayors, including Lee P. Brown, Bill | ||
White, and Bob Lanier, have relied on Ms. Fontenot's skill and work | ||
ethic for fundraising initiatives, business conferences, and | ||
international festivals; she also played a vital role in the public | ||
relations team of the late Joe Sample, the Grammy Award-winning | ||
pianist and Houston native; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to her professional accomplishments, | ||
Ms. Fontenot has demonstrated her commitment to the community | ||
through her efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, when she | ||
partnered with several organizations to arrange for the repair of | ||
more than 100 homes; during the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped | ||
organize the grassroots distribution of food and supplies to | ||
thousands of senior citizens and other vulnerable residents in the | ||
northeast and southeast parts of Houston; moreover, she is an | ||
active member of Preserving Communities of Color, working to | ||
document and preserve the heritage of Houston's Pleasantville | ||
neighborhood; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of her life, Mary Fontenot has | ||
tirelessly dedicated herself to improving the lives of her fellow | ||
citizens, and this prestigious honor from the Texas Legislative | ||
Black Caucus is a fitting tribute to her long record of achievement; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Fontenot for being named the | ||
Outstanding Texan for House District 142 by the Texas Legislative | ||
Black Caucus and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Fontenot as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Dutton | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1745 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||